Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

NOTEBOOK “ζ”

“AMERICAN ARMS SUPPLIERS”

Article inNeue Zürcher Zeitung, 1915, No. 485, 1st morning edition. April 23, 1915.

American Arms Suppliers.

“For some considerable time now the American press has carried reports on arms deliveries to the Entente powers. We take the following from a California newspaper:

“‘Warmaterial destined for the Allies is now shipped by American producers to Canada, from where British ships carry it to England. Goods for France and Russia follow the same route, via England. Through agents or directly, the Allies have contracts with nearly all American armaments factories. Of course, the factories keep this a secret, for fear of having to stop their supplies, because all this material is contraband of war.

“‘In addition, there are items of equipment for troops and animals: footwear, utensils, saddles, tanned leather, etc. For America, the European war means a vast, profitable business.’”

Lloyd Georgein Parliament.